Rio Tinto invests $51m in Canadian alumina refinery
Upgrades, to be completed in early 2021, include three new energy efficient buildings and a centralized control room.
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Vale expects stronger iron ore sales in fourth quarter
Company said recovered inventories in China will give the producer more flexibility on sales going forward.
Wallbridge advances Fenelon project in Quebec
The company is looking to spend about 10-15% of next year’s budget on its regional assets.
Newmont reports best quarter ever, raises dividend by 60%
Newmont produced 1.5 million attributable oz. of gold at all-in-sustaining costs of $1,020 per oz. in Q3, plus 273,000 gold-equivalent attributable oz. from coproducts.
Spearmint launches work program at Quebec gold project
Perron-East covers prospective ground for orogenic gold and polymetallic VMS-style mineralization in a region well known for its gold occurrences and historical production, the miner says.
Silver Sands kicks off drilling at Argentina project
An initial, 2,500-metre program will focus on seven untested or minimally tested epithermal silver veins at Virginia projects.
Glencore cuts coal target again as Colombian strike hits output
Glencore lowered its 2020 coal guidance by 5.7% to 109 million tonnes as a strike at the Cerrejon mine in Colombia entered its 60th day on Friday.
Yamana Gold confirms Malartic underground potential
Drill results back Canada’s biggest gold mine prospects of growing beyond the current open pit.
How Olympic Dam went from mother of all digs to debottlenecking
The final chapter on the world's most ambitious – and costly – mining project has closed.